Rail-joint.



A. 0.6L W. s. HALTERMAN.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1908.

Patented ept. 7', 19.09.

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ANDREW c. HALTERMAN AND WILLIAM s. HALTEEMAN, or BUcKHANNoN, WEST vra- GINIA, ASSIGNORS 0F ONE-HALF TO CHARLES W. HALTERMAN, 0F CLARKSBURG,

WEST VIRGINIA. A

`Specication of Letters Patent.

RAIL-JOINT.

-Patented Sept.. 7, 1909.

Application flledseptember 30, 1908. Serial No. 455,400.

and useful improvements inRail-Joints, of

which the following is a specification, ref erence being had therein to the accompanying drawing. A

Y This invention relates to a rail joint,xand particularly to a structure in vwhich theluse of bolts extending through the fish plate is entirely avoide 1 y The invention has for an object to provide a joint in which the rails are ,connected by a web block which embraces .the fish plates,land said plates are held against longitudinal movement by clasps carried by the rails at the opposite sides of the joint.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved construction of Vbase plate adapted to -coperate 1 with recesses in the rails in connection. with the web block so as to prevent longitudinal movement of the rails relative to each other. Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.` In the drawing ,Figure 1 is a side elevation of the joint; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on line 2-2, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a'vertical section on the line 3-3 thereof; Fig. l y

is a detail perspective of the sh plate; Fig. 5 is a similar` view of the base plate; Fig. 6 is a perspective of the web block; Fig.` 7 is a similar view of the clasp carried by the rail; Fig. 8 is a perspective of the rail; 9 is an elevation of a form of plate adapted to connect the present invention to an ordinary rail.

Like numerals refer to like partsin the several views of the drawing.

The numeral'lO designates therail which figuration and is provided at its end with the recess 11 disposed directlyfbeneath the tread or cap 12 thereof. This :rail is also formed with a slot 13 thereinat apoint removed from the end and with a notch or recess 14 in its base iange which is adapted to coperate with a base plate 31 as hereinafter described. The slot 13 in the rail web is provided with the clasp 15 which may be yand embracing the web block.

formed integral with the rail, or simply sei cured thereto, as here shown. In the latter case the clasp block is formed with the body v1G adapted totightly fit the slot 13 and at opposite sides with seats 17 adapted to receive the ends of the fish plates 18 and thereby prevents longitudinal movement thereof.

The web block 19 is formed with a flat or plane upper face 20 adapted to rest beneath and support the rail tread 12and with depending plates 21 adapted to overlap the ish plates 18 and hold them in contact with the rail webs. enter the opposite recesses 11 in the rail ends and to seat therein while the plates 21 thereof extend downward over the ish plates.

Cooperating with the web block the iish plate is provided with a recess or notch 22 which is adapted to receive the block 19 and thus hold the fish plates against longitudinal displacement. The fish plate is also formed with a series of extended lugs 23 which may' ybe bifurcated, as shown in Fig. 4f, so as to receive the securing means, for instance, the spikes 24, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

For the purpose of preventing longitudinal movement of the rails the base plate is providedwith a series of lugs 25 which may vbe bent upward therefrom or cast thereon and are adapted to enter the recesses 14: in the rail b'ase. This base plate is applied beneath the rail after the'application of the web block and fish plates and serves to retain all of these parts in position.

Under some conditions it is desirable to attach this novel form of rail to one 'of ordinary construction, 'particularly in the temporary conditions present in replacing old rails or connecting Vnew rails thereto, and

'for that purpose a form of fish plate 26 is shown in Fig. 9 which is provided with a series of bolt holes 27 by which it may be attached to any ordinary form of apertured rail `28. vThe opposite end of this plate is further provided with bolt holes 29 and 30 through which bolts may be applied, said bolts entering the recess 11 and slot 13 inthe novel'form of rail, as shown at 10.

In the applicationof the invention, the web block' and fish plates are lirst assembled and the opposite rail ends slid longitudinally into position between the fish plates The rail joint is then slightly raised so as to apply the base plate beneath it and the lugs from y This block 19 is adapted to said base plate are then seated in the recesses upon-the base of the rails so as to absolutely prevent any longitudinal movement thereof, while the opposite ends of the fish plate in contact with the web of the rail are held by the clasps carried by the rail to embrace the opposite fish plates.- The invention therefore provides for securing the rail joint without the use of bolts or other similar fastenings which are liable to accidental loosening and displacement thus providing a joint simple and economical in construction and embracing both strength and convenience in assemblage. By providing the rail with the web block directly beneath the tread thereof a positive support is provided at the joint, and this web block has means for holding the fish plates in position against lateral displacement, while the rail itself carries devices preventing the longitudinal movement thereof and by the securing the lugs of the ish plates prevents any lateral movement of the oint.

Having described our invention and set forth its merits, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentis l. In a rail joint, rails having recesses beneath their tread, a web block seated in said recesses and provided with downwardly extending plates, side plates embraced by the plates of said block, means extending through slots in the rail web and having seats at opposite sides thereof to embrace the ends of the side plates, and means for preventing relative longitudinal movement of said rails.

2. In a rail joint, rails having recesses beneath their treads at the adjacent ends thereof, aweb block seated in said recesses and provided with downwardly extending plates, side plates having recesses at their upper edges to receive said block, means for securing said plates to a road bed, and clasps extended through slots in the webs of said rails and formed with seats to embrace the ends of said side plates.

3. In a rail joint, rails having recesses beneath their treads at the adjacent ends thereof, a web block seated in said recesses and provided with downwardly extending plates, side plates having recesses at their upper edges to receive said block, means for securing' said plates to a road bed, clasps carried by the webs of said rails to embrace the ends of said side plates, and a base plate having lugs engaging the recesses in the base of said rails.

4. In a rail joint, rails having recesses beneath their tread at the adjacent ends thereof, and a web block seated in said recesses andhaving a fiat face disposed in contact with the under face of the tread of the rails beyond the web thereof and downwardly extending plates at each side thereof.

5. -In a rail joint, rails having recesses beneath their treads at adjacent ends thereof, a web block seated in said recesses and having a flat face disposed in contact with the under face of the tread of the rails beyond the web thereof and downwardly extending plates at each side, a base plate having projections to engage the base of said rails at opposite sides of the joint between them, and side plates embraced by the plates of said block.

6. In a rail joint, rails having recesses beneath their treads at the adjacent ends thereof, a web block seated in said recesses and having downwardly extending plates at each side thereof, side plates having recesses in their upper edges to receive said block, and securing lugs at the lower edges thereof, laterally disposed Aclasps extended frein the web of said rails and formed with seats to embrace the ends of said side plates, and a base plate connected to said rails at opposite sides of the joint between them. j

7. In a rail joint, rails having recesses beneath their treadsfat the adjacent ends thereof, a web block seated in said recesses and having a fiat face disposed beneath the tread of the rails and downwardly extending plates at each side thereof, a side plate having a recess in its upper edge to receive said block and securing lugs at the lower edge thereof, a lateral projection from, the web of said rails adapted to embrace the ends of said side plate, and a base plate having'vertically disposed lugs at opposite sides of said rails and seated in recesses formed in the base thereof.

S. In a rail joint, rails provided with slots therein, clasps disposed in said slots and provided with laterally extending jaws at the opposite sides of the rail web, in combination with side plates embracing said rail jointA and having their ends embraced by thejaws of said clasps.

9. In a rail joint, the combination with rails having recesses beneath their tread at the adjacent ends thereof, of a web block having a fiat upper face and parallel depending fianges of greater width than said blocks, and side plates disposed between said ianges and the web of said rails.

In testimony whereof we aiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREIV C. HALTERMAN. WILLIAM S. IIALTERMAN.' lVitnesses JOHN L. I-IURs'r, T. G. FARNswoRTi-I. 

